# Alan Descoins

> Alan Descoins is the CEO of Tryolabs, a Montevideo-born AI consultancy that grew from four people in 2009 into a 100+ person firm building custom machine-learning systems for clients like Nvidia, Hyundai and Ulta Beauty. A self-taught coder since age 12 and a Computer Engineering graduate of Universidad de la Republica, he was named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI in 2025.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Tryolabs
- **Organizations:** Tryolabs, Alliance of Chief Executives
- **From:** Uruguay
- **Nationality:** Uruguayan
- **Education:** B.S. in Computer Engineering, Universidad de la Republica (Uruguay)
- **Known for:** Named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, 2025, Led Tryolabs from 4 people to 100+ collaborators serving global enterprise clients, Won the Allianz Global Investors AI hackathon in Hong Kong (2019)

## Career timeline

- **circa 2000** — Begins teaching himself to code at age 12
- **2009** — Joins Tryolabs among its first employees, in Montevideo
- **2017** — Tryolabs releases Luminoth, an open-source computer vision toolkit
- **2019** — Team wins Allianz Global Investors AI hackathon in Hong Kong
- **2022** — Featured on CTO Talks discussing machine learning at scale
- **2024** — Tryolabs celebrates 15 years; Alan leads as CEO
- **2025** — Named to TIME100 AI list of the most influential people in AI

## Achievements

- Named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, 2025
- Led Tryolabs from 4 people to 100+ collaborators serving global enterprise clients
- Won the Allianz Global Investors AI hackathon in Hong Kong (2019)
- Shipped open-source computer vision toolkit Luminoth
- Partnered with UNICEF on a tool tracking children's exposure to extreme heat
- Built AI projects with The Nature Conservancy and The RealReal

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Named to TIME100 AI 2025 list.
- **2025-10** — Spoke at Dreamforce 25 as part of TIME100 AI coverage.
- **2024-11** — Tryolabs marks 15-year anniversary; Alan publishes reflection on building AI with purpose.

## Links

- Website: https://tryolabs.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-descoins/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/dekked_
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1L-VIUAhPY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tryolabs

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Last updated: 2026-05-15